The licensee of a Derby city centre bar says staff were stunned when a large fight broke out which ended with a man unconscious and suffering a broken skull.

Police are investigating after a fight broke out between groups of men at Ryan's Bar, off St Peter's Street on Saturday at around 6.15pm.

During the incident, the 54-year-old victim was punched and fell to the floor where he struck his head and according to eye witnesses was knocked unconscious. He was taken to hospital by paramedics but has now been discharged.

Licensee Jinette Fallon, who was not at the bar during the fight, said: "It was very upsetting for the staff here at the time and it left them very stunned. We never get any trouble like this here, it's very rare.

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"We called the police straight away and are doing all we can to assist the officers in their investigation. I am absolutely adamant that we do everything we can to make sure things like this don't happen and we were continue to make that an absolute priority. We are not a place associated with trouble and never will be.

"I was very shocked to hear of the fight when I was told. My thoughts are with the victim and I am very pleased to hear he is now out of hospital. Our priority is to assist the police in anyway we can to find the people responsible."

Officers have released a CCTV still of a group of men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

Mrs Fallon added: "If anybody knows who they are then I would please ask them to contact the police. We are a very friendly pub and take a zero tolerance approach to anything of this nature."

A spokesman for Derbyshire police said: "Our detectives also want to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident and has not yet spoken to police. "It happened at about 6.15pm on Saturday, July 15. If you recognise them or if one of them is you, call DC Andrew Hobday on 101, quoting reference 17000301869.